Past Perfect Tense Exercises For Greek Grammar

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The Past Perfect Tense in Greek grammar (also known as Pluperfect) suggests an action that happened and finished in the past before another past event took place. In Greek, it is recognized by the augment ฮต- at the beginning of a verb, followed by the aorist stem and the past tense ending. Now, let’s enhance your understanding through exercises related to the usage of this tense.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Perfect Tense

1. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮญฮพฮตฮน* (run) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮฑฮณฯŽฮฝฮฑ, ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮฝฯ„ฮฎฯƒฯ‰ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮฮฏฮบฮฟ.
2. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮตฯ‚ ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฮตฮน* (write) ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮปฮฎ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮœฮฑฯฮฏฮฑ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮน.
3. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮต ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฯƒฮตฮน* (read) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฟ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯŽฯƒฮตฮน ฯ€ฮฏฯƒฯ‰.
4. ฮ•ฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮผฮต ฯ†ฮฌฮตฮน* (eat) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ†ฯฮณฮฟฯ…ฮผฮต.
5. ฮ•ฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฯ„ฮต ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฮพฮตฮน* (play) ฯ€ฮฟฮดฯŒฯƒฯ†ฮฑฮนฯฮฟ ฯ€ฯฮฟฯ„ฮฟฯ ฮฒฯฮฟฯ‡ฮฎ.
6. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮฝ ฯ€ฮนฮตฮฏ* (drink) ฮบฮฑฯ†ฮญ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮญฯฮธฮตฮนฯ‚.
7. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฮตฮฏ* (sleep) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮผฮต ฮบฮฑฮปฮญฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚.
8. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮตฯ‚ ฮผฮฌฮธฮตฮน* (learn) ฯ„ฮท ฮปฯฯƒฮท ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮฌฮธฮทฮผฮฑ.
9. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฎ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮต ฯ‡ฮฟฯฮตฯฯƒฮตฮน* (dance) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ„ฮตฮปฮตฮนฯŽฯƒฮตฮน ฮท ฮผฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฎ.
10. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮฝ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮน* (leave) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ†ฯ‰ฮฝฮฌฮพฯ‰.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets

1. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮปฮฌฮฒฮตฮน* (receive) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯŽฯฮฟ ฯƒฮฟฯ… ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮฑฮฝฮฑฯ‡ฯ‰ฯฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚.
2. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮตฯ‚ ฯƒฮบฮตฯ†ฯ„ฮตฮฏ* (think) ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ‡ฮญฮดฮนฮฟ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮผฮฑฯ‚ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮตฮนฯ‚.
3. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮต ฮบฮฟฮปฯ…ฮผฯ€ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน* (swim) ฯ€ฯฮฟฯ„ฮฟฯ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮปฮฟฮฏฮฟ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮน.
4. ฮ•ฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮผฮต ฯˆฯ‰ฮฝฮฏฯƒฮตฮน* (shop) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮบฮปฮตฮฏฯƒฮตฮน ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮฑฯ„ฮฌฯƒฯ„ฮทฮผฮฑ.
5. ฮ•ฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฯ„ฮต ฯƒฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฌฯƒฮตฮน* (study) ฮฑฯฯ‡ฮฑฮฏฮฑ ฮตฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฎ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ€ฮฌฯ„ฮต ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ‘ฮธฮฎฮฝฮฑ.
6. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮฝ ฯ€ฮตฯ„ฮฌฮพฮตฮน* (fly) ฮผฮต ฮฑฮตฯฮฟฯ€ฮปฮฌฮฝฮฟ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฯ€ฮฌฮฝฮต ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ†ฯ†ฮทฯƒฯƒฮฟ.
7. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน* (walk) ฯƒฮต ฯŒฮปฮท ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ€ฯŒฮปฮท ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮฒฯฮตฮธฯŽ ฮผฮฑฮถฮฏ ฯƒฮฟฯ….
8. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮตฯ‚ ฯ„ฮตฮปฮตฮนฯŽฯƒฮตฮน* (finish) ฯ„ฮท ฮดฮฟฯ…ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮตฮณฯŽ ฯ†ฯ„ฮฌฯƒฯ‰.
9. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฎ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮต ฮบฮตฯฮดฮฏฯƒฮตฮน* (win) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮฑฮณฯŽฮฝฮฑ ฯ€ฯฮฟฯ„ฮฟฯ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮณฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯƒฯ‰.
10. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮฝ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฎฯƒฮตฮน* (sing) ฯ€ฯฮนฮฝ ฮญฯฮธฯ‰ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฌฯฯ„ฯ….

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